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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3652841" data-attributes="member: 35036">I’m in the handgun group. The extra hand available, option of one handed manipulation, small size, and availability of a built in flashlight makes it a sure win. Also, with 15-20+1 rounds of ammo, a 9mm will be sending roughly 1000 grains more aggression towards the intruder than an AR with a 30 round mag. I hate to be that guy, but from a liability mindset, it looks a lot better when a homeowner “shoots an intruder with a handgun”, as opposed to “unloads a dangerous assault rifle into an intruder”. It shouldn’t make a difference, but you can find examples of this all day in the news. With all this being said I do have an AR pistol hidden in the house with an extra mag and a flashlight attached, so if things were especially ugly I definitely could access it if desired. I am much more proficient with that platform than a pistol, both indoors and outdoors.I feel that suppressors, while great for protecting the residents of the home from hearing damage and stress, are counterproductive. One of the biggest psychological advantages of firearms is the noise, and it’s preferable to shoot one guy and scare his buddies off rather than running around my house playing mission impossible with a bunch of guys who “heard something, but I dunno if it was a gun”.Shotguns, with issues revolving around needing two hands to manipulate, length, limited capacity, heavy recoil, and malfunctions revolving around imperfect shouldering and short stroking in high stress situations, make them a no go unless it’s my only option. You want something for hunting or  blowing through door locks/hinges? A shotgun is a fine tool for the job, I don’t feel it’s the best for HD though.</blockquote>

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